Underground grain storage elevator



2 Sheets-Sheet l A. SMOLCZYK UNDERGROUND GRAIN STORAGE ELEVATOR Filed Sepl'.. 25, 1936 June 29, 1937.

June 29, 1937. A, SMOLCZYK 2,085,396

UNDERGROUND GRAIN STORAGE ELEVATOR Filed Sept. 25, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 By Qmw.

orneys Patented June 29, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE UNDERGROUND GRAIN STORAGE ELEVATOR 1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in storage elevators, .and more particularly to an elevator of the underground type.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an underground grain storage elevator constructed in such a manner as to permit easy handling of the grain therein.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an elevator of the character described which is constructed and arranged in such a manner as to permit continual ingress and egress of grain-carrying vehicles.

These and various other important objects and advantages of the invention will become .apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of the elevator.

Figure 2 represents a vertical sectional View through the elevator taken on a plane at right angles to the plane on which the section in Figure 1 is taken.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional View taken substantially on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 denotes the underground storage structure which is divided by partitions 6 into any desired number of storage bins l. Extending centrally down through the structure 5 and through the inclined bottom 8 of which is the elevator shaft 9 in which the endless elevator I0 operates. The lower end of the shaft 9 has openings II therein at the lower portion of the bins 'l so that grain in the bins 'I will always be in contact with the lower portion of the elevator I0, which elevator is provided with the buckets I2. This elevator is trained over the pulley I3 in the lower portion of the shaft 9 and over the pulley or drum I4 in the loft I5 of the shed I6 which is located over the top of the storage structure 5. Adjacent the upper end of the elevator 5 I is the hopper II from which depends the spout I8. Trucks can drive onto the top I9 of the storage structure 5 to a position underlying the spout I8 and by operating the motor 20 of the elevator I0, grain can be elevated and d/is- 10 charged by way of the hopper II and spout I8 into the trucks. Y

Furthermore, a trap door 2| is provided in the top I9 of the storage structure 5, for each of the bins l, so that when grain is to be placed in any 15 one of the bins, its corresponding trap door 2I can be lifted and a truck driven thereover.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specic terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size, 20 and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A grain elevator comprising a bin Set in the ground with its top at ground level, a shed mounted upon the top of the bin and having a doorway therein through which vehicles can pass and onto the top of the bin, a vertically movable conveyor 30 having its lower end mounted in the lower portion of the bin and its upper discharge end mounted in the top portion of the shed, and a spout mounted in the top portion of the shed for receiving material from the discharge end of the 35 conveyor and directing the same laterally of the conveyor.

AUGUST SMOLCZYK. 

